Emma Turner

Producer

Credits

• Developing drama projects with broadcasters, writers and Indies, focusing on returnable series

• Working with clients in the music industry (inc Sony Music and Syco TV) to identify and develop talent for cross-over projects between the Entertainment and Drama genres

• Driving script development and securing funding for pre-production

Project details:

Guest Lecturer in Television Drama Writing and Production

• Working with Tertiary students at numerous Universities and Colleges including part time Lecturer and Mentor on Writing Drama for Television Course MA at Caledonian University, Glasgow

• Running workshops, master classes and seminars ranging from 1 hour to full days

• Courses covering development, commissioning process, story and script composition and full production process

Production (role):

HOLLYOAKS LATER

Company:

Lime Pictures / C4 / E4

Project details:

5 x 1 hour stand-alone episodes shot on Location in North West England

Exec. Prods. Tony Wood, Paul Marquess and Roberto Troni

All accepted Producer’s duties, and in addition: • Working with young and in-experienced cast, within a very tight, low budget • Working to ensure the ‘Later’ episodes reflected the re-branding and increased ambition of the main, high volume pre-watershed series • Working to ensure that audience figure were increased by driving viewers between the main pre-watershed show and these 9pm episodes

Production (role):

RIVER CITY

Company:

BBC Drama / BBC 1 Scotland

Project details:

52 x 1 hour episodes shot in Studios in Glasgow, Scotland

Exec. Prods. Anne Mensah and Gaynor Holmes

All accepted Producer’s duties, and in addition: • Introduced new methods of working to re-vamp and re-structure overall series story arcs as well as episodic editorial content • Working to ensure budget reduction was met and tightened schedule achieved • Developed pitches for daytime spin-off to shoot alongside main show

Company:

Shed Productions

Project details:

Development Producer

Assessed and advised on In-House slate both editorially and in terms of Production

Production (role):

ROCK RIVALS (Series Producer)

Company:

Shed Productions / ITV 1

Project details:

New 8 x 1 hours Primetime series, set in the world of a music talent show

Exec. Prods. Brian Park, Laura Mackie and Sally Haynes

All accepted Producer’s duties, and in addition: • Sole Producing responsibilities working with largely in-house writers along US ‘Writer’s Room’ structure • Sole responsibility for choice, arrangement and production of 22 pre-recorded songs • Commissioned original songs from song-writers • Shot entirely on location in Dublin • All Post Production completed in Dublin • Strategically and heavily involved with extensive multi-platform work to show both at ITV and for Indie embracing and being responsible for the additional associated compliance issues • Strategically and heavily involved with the DVD production and distributor for sales packages, including MIPCOM presentation, add-ons and promotional material

All accepted Producer’s duties, and in addition: • Successfully introduced a 90% change-round in crew HODs to re-vitalise show • Successfully introduced 75% new directors and writers to the show • Successfully increased the audience share so show became BBC 1’s top Drama • Produced international versions and all paperwork for worldwide distribution and DVD production • Successfully liaised between talent, Indie and BBC to improve working relationship

Production (role):

HOLBY CITY (Series Producer)

Company:

BBC Drama / BBC 1

Project details:

Exec. Prods. Mal Young , Kathleen Hutchison and Richard Stokes

All accepted Producer’s duties, and in addition: • Selected to attend specialist training in LA as guests of the showrunners on ‘Deadwood’ and ‘The Wire’ • Member of the BBC’s top 100 leaders for Drama. Entertainment and Children’s • Selected for BBC’s Established Leader Programme • Attended MIPCOM as BBC delegate as part of personal development plan • Key Speaker at BBC conferences including Africa season related conferences • Invited speaker at external conferences • Line Manager for 4 producers, 15 Editorial staff and over 300 additional staff, fixed-term, free-lance and contract personnel at any one time • Responsible for yearly output of 52 x 1 hours shows. Produced African Special on Location in Ghana • Pioneered and introduced Showrunner on to the series • Ran the entire show from base at Elstree • Responsible for re-casting 80% of Characters over past 3 years • Re-worked the Editorial set-up of the show • First, second and third BAFTA nomination for the show whilst the Series Producer • Implementing a 5 day working week for production and cast • Introduced a new medical discipline to the show to expand story-lines and cast • Introduced new system for story lining both long, and short term

All accepted Producer’s duties, and in addition: • Working with young and in-experienced cast, within a very tight, low budget • Working to ensure the ‘Later’ episodes reflected the re-branding and increased ambition of the main, high volume pre-watershed series • Working to ensure that audience figure were increased by driving viewers between the main pre-watershed show and these 9pm episodes

All accepted Producer’s duties, and in addition: • Introduced new methods of working to re-vamp and re-structure overall series story arcs as well as episodic editorial content • Working to ensure budget reduction was met and tightened schedule achieved • Developed pitches for daytime spin-off to shoot alongside main show

Production (role):

Company: Shed Productions

Project details: Development Producer

Assessed and advised on In-House slate both editorially and in terms of Production

Production (role): ROCK RIVALS (Series Producer)

Company: Shed Productions / ITV 1

Project details: New 8 x 1 hours Primetime series, set in the world of a music talent show

Exec. Prods. Brian Park, Laura Mackie and Sally Haynes

All accepted Producer’s duties, and in addition: • Sole Producing responsibilities working with largely in-house writers along US ‘Writer’s Room’ structure • Sole responsibility for choice, arrangement and production of 22 pre-recorded songs • Commissioned original songs from song-writers • Shot entirely on location in Dublin • All Post Production completed in Dublin • Strategically and heavily involved with extensive multi-platform work to show both at ITV and for Indie embracing and being responsible for the additional associated compliance issues • Strategically and heavily involved with the DVD production and distributor for sales packages, including MIPCOM presentation, add-ons and promotional material

All accepted Producer’s duties, and in addition: • Successfully introduced a 90% change-round in crew HODs to re-vitalise show • Successfully introduced 75% new directors and writers to the show • Successfully increased the audience share so show became BBC 1’s top Drama • Produced international versions and all paperwork for worldwide distribution and DVD production • Successfully liaised between talent, Indie and BBC to improve working relationship

All accepted Producer’s duties, and in addition: • Selected to attend specialist training in LA as guests of the showrunners on ‘Deadwood’ and ‘The Wire’ • Member of the BBC’s top 100 leaders for Drama. Entertainment and Children’s • Selected for BBC’s Established Leader Programme • Attended MIPCOM as BBC delegate as part of personal development plan • Key Speaker at BBC conferences including Africa season related conferences • Invited speaker at external conferences • Line Manager for 4 producers, 15 Editorial staff and over 300 additional staff, fixed-term, free-lance and contract personnel at any one time • Responsible for yearly output of 52 x 1 hours shows. Produced African Special on Location in Ghana • Pioneered and introduced Showrunner on to the series • Ran the entire show from base at Elstree • Responsible for re-casting 80% of Characters over past 3 years • Re-worked the Editorial set-up of the show • First, second and third BAFTA nomination for the show whilst the Series Producer • Implementing a 5 day working week for production and cast • Introduced a new medical discipline to the show to expand story-lines and cast • Introduced new system for story lining both long, and short term